Ethiopia is planning to issue digital ID to refugees, in what could be the first program of its kind to ease access to government services and benefits, The Ethiopian Herald reports. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the National Identification Program Office, the Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) and the United Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) stipulates the provision of Ethiopia’s national digital ID, Fayda, to refugees and returnees in the country. Ethiopia plans to issue about 90,000 Fayda digital ID numbers to refugees and returnees over the next three years. Cameroon launched a pilot to issue biometric ID cards to 6,000 refugees from the Central African Republic a year ago. Article TopicsAfrica | biometrics | digital ID | Ethiopia | government services | refugee registration

Source: Ethiopian News October 09, 2023 17:40 UTC